However, that doesn’t seem to be an issue anymore. In effect, the algorithm sacrifices fidelity to make way for more memory. Before that, Apple music could only support 256kbps streaming quality, which uses a compression algorithm that forgoes certain frequencies. Back in June, Apple made a surprising rollout to all of their Apple Music subscribers. Here’s a quick refresher on what’s going on with Apple Music. No more compressed audio files! So long mp3s and 320kps streaming! I certainly won’t miss you. Now with Amazon Music HD, Apple Music, and soon Spotify going lossless, we’re finally starting to see high-resolution audio streaming become more universal. You started to get more options like Qobuz, and Tidal, but they were considered more niche services. While HD video streaming started to become the norm around the late 2000s, mainstream audio services have only now started to become more prominent.
It’s taken mainstream music streaming services more than a decade to catch up with high-resolution entertainment.
